Iheanacho, Iwobi Nominated For UEFA Golden Boy Award

Nigerian youngsters, Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi, have been nominated alongside 38 others for this year’s edition of the UEFA Golden Boy award.

Established in 2003 by top Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the UEFA award is for the best player in Europe under the age of 21 for the calendar year, the winner is usually chosen by a select band of journalists in Europe.

Kelechi Iheanacho joined Manchester City in 2014 after impressing at the 2013 FIFAU17 World Cup where he won the Golden Ball award as the best player in the tournament.

He has so far made 38 appearances for the Citizens, scoring an impressive 17 goals.

Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi, made his Champions League debut for the Gunners in an impressive showing against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

The 20-year-old is now a regular for Nigeria and was handed Alexis Sanchez’s old No. 17 shirt at the start of the season. This season, he has made six appearances for the gunners, laying on three goals.